Old Temple of Athena
E156848
The Old Temple of Athena was an early Archaic sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, predating the Parthenon and serving as a central focus of her cult.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Temple of Athena canonical | 3 |
| sanctuary of Athena Polias | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1123393 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Temple of Athena Context triple: [Panathenaia, mainSanctuary, Old Temple of Athena]
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A.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
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B.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo on the island of Delos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the god Apollo, central to one of the most important religious and cultural sites in the Aegean.
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C.
Temple of Olympian Zeus
The Temple of Olympian Zeus is a colossal ancient Greek temple in Athens dedicated to Zeus, renowned for its massive Corinthian columns and long, turbulent construction history.
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D.
the Temple of Athena Nike
The Temple of Athena Nike is a small, elegant Ionic temple on the Acropolis of Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena as bringer of victory, renowned for its harmonious proportions and sculpted friezes.
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E.
Erechtheion
The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis of Athens, renowned for its complex, asymmetrical design and the iconic Porch of the Caryatids with its sculpted female columns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Temple of Athena Target entity description: The Old Temple of Athena was an early Archaic sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, predating the Parthenon and serving as a central focus of her cult.
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A.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo on the island of Delos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the god Apollo, central to one of the most important religious and cultural sites in the Aegean.
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B.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
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C.
Temple of Olympian Zeus
The Temple of Olympian Zeus is a colossal ancient Greek temple in Athens dedicated to Zeus, renowned for its massive Corinthian columns and long, turbulent construction history.
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D.
the Temple of Athena Nike
The Temple of Athena Nike is a small, elegant Ionic temple on the Acropolis of Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena as bringer of victory, renowned for its harmonious proportions and sculpted friezes.
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E.
Erechtheion
The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis of Athens, renowned for its complex, asymmetrical design and the iconic Porch of the Caryatids with its sculpted female columns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Archaic sanctuary
ⓘ
ancient Greek temple ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemains |
architectural fragments
ⓘ
column drums ⓘ foundations ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Archaic Greek architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDeityAspect |
Athena
ⓘ
surface form:
Athena Polias
|
| associatedWithCityState | Athenian polis ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Persian destruction of the Acropolis in 480 BCE ⓘ |
| cultActivities |
processions on the Acropolis
ⓘ
sacrifices to Athena ⓘ |
| culture |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Classical Athens ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Athens
|
| dedicatedTo |
Athena
ⓘ
patron goddess of Athens ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Persian forces ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 480 BCE ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Athena
ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Doric colonnade
ⓘ
cella ⓘ opisthodomos ⓘ pronaos ⓘ |
| hasType | peripteral temple ⓘ |
| heritageContext | precursor to Classical Athenian temple architecture ⓘ |
| inUseUntil | early 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Acropolis of Athens ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Athens ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Acropolis of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Acropolis rock
|
| material |
limestone
ⓘ
poros stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Athena ⓘ |
| partOf |
Acropolis of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Acropolis sanctuary complex
|
| politicalRole | symbol of civic identity of Athens ⓘ |
| positionOnAcropolis |
near the center of the Acropolis plateau
ⓘ
south of the later Erechtheion ⓘ |
| precedes |
the Parthenon
ⓘ
surface form:
Parthenon
|
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| researchField |
Greek architectural history
ⓘ
classical archaeology ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | terracotta tiles ⓘ |
| significance |
central focus of Athena’s cult on the Acropolis before the Parthenon
ⓘ
early monumental sanctuary on the Acropolis ⓘ |
| successorStructure |
the Parthenon
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Parthenon
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| timePeriod | Archaic period of Greece ⓘ |
| worshipRole | housed cult of Athena as protector of the city ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Temple of Athena Description of subject: The Old Temple of Athena was an early Archaic sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, predating the Parthenon and serving as a central focus of her cult.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sanctuary of Athena Polias